Compare Online English Teaching Companies

For some people, the vast amount of options available to teach English online can be overwhelming.

We’ve analyzed the best companies out there and compared them in a number of different categories, including:

  • their rate of pay, 

  • which nationalities they hire, 

  • whether or not they require a degree, 

  • whether or not they require a teaching certificate,

  • and the number of minimum hours they require from their teachers.

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Top 4 Online English Teaching Companies By Pay*

  1. VIPKid - Up to $22 USD/hour

  2. Lingostar - Up to $20 USD/hour

  3. PalFish - Up to $13 USD/hour

  4. All Right - up to $12 USD/hour

*this list does not include companies where you set your own rate of pay

 

Top 3 Online English Teaching Companies NOT requiring a degree

  1. PalFish

  2. Preply

  3. Twenix

 

Top 3 Online English Teaching Companies With No Minimum Required Hours

  1. VIPKid

  2. Twenix

  3. Preply

 

Top 3 Online English Teaching Companies Accepting Most Nationalities

  1. Preply

    (Specializes in teaching a wide variety of languages, not just English. Accepts language teachers from most countries.)

  2. Twenix

    (Does not list any nationality requirements. Requires proficiency in English at a native or "native-level" standard)

  3. All Right

    (Specializes in teaching English to speakers of Polish, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Serbian, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian. Hires native speakers in these languages who are also fluent in English.)

 

Top 3 Online English Teaching Companies accepting Non-native English speaking teachers

  1. Preply (accepts teachers of a variety of languages)

  2. All Right (must have at least C1 level of English)

  3. Twenix (must speak English at a “native-level standard”)

 

Top 3 Online English Teaching Companies That Don’t Require a Teaching Certificate

  1. Twenix

  2. Preply (teaching some languages may require a teaching certificate)

  3. All Right (does not require a teaching certificate if you have a degree)


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Top Online English Teaching Companies Where You Create Your Own Content

If you’re somebody who doesn’t like to teach the pre-made materials that companies give to you, you’ll love the following companies:

  1. Outschool (create your own content AND teach it)

  2. Teachable (Create your own courses which students consume on their own time)

 

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